• budget,  fall,  fashion

    Cozy October with the Ageless Style Link Up

    Cozy October… That is the theme for the Ageless Style Link Up this month and while I dream of warm layers, I still have to take into account how the temperatures change throughout the day in Georgia in early fall. So yes, I can do some layers, but they have to be light layers and they have to be strategic. I love a sweatshirt with a pair of shorts and that is one way to be cozy in the cool mornings and evenings. I love my morning coffee on the porch and as it cools off, I start bringing a blanket out. This one is the softest I have and…

  • outdoors,  travel

    Late Summer Sunrises

    I do not have to travel far to enjoy pretty sunrises, I just have to time my runs just right! At the end of August, we had several runs that timed perfectly for some beautiful sunrises. It is sometimes disappointing when it is overly overcast or we pass the picturesque spots before the sun is up. So today, I am sharing 3 morning sunrises because they always bring a sense of wonder and awe to my soul. This field often has cows grazing later in the day… I always enjoy the few large majestic trees in it and the wildness of weeds and bushes not being trimmed. This was a…

  • fall,  fashion

    More Outfit Inspiration with White Western Boots

    When I bought these boots (Jodie found them for me), I wasn’t sure how I would wear them, but I knew they would make for some fun outfits! I turned to Pinterest for some inspiration and now, I feel like the possibilities are endless. The style really works well with everything in my closet and the contrast is really pretty with denim and patterns. I will add the pictures from my last posts and links at the end of this post. The fun thing about fall is that you can mix summer pieces with fall pieces: in this case, instead of wearing sandals, I am wearing boots. If the weather…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Another Late Fall Outfit with Olive

    I wasn’t planning to share this simple late fall outfit, but my boys really wanted to take pictures for me when we visited Lookout Mountain and Rock City (Chattanooga, TN), so I obliged. There were so many cool spots to take pictures that I got a lot of pictures of them too. I will be sharing more about Rock City in a few weeks. Since the temperature was going to be in the 80s that day, I decided to wear a pair of shorts. It was overcast thankfully so it actually was pretty enjoyable. I bought these Puma sneakers last year to wear in Costa Rica and I love that…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Monochromatic Beige for Fall

    One of the things that I like about the change of seasons and the change in temperatures is how your closet because once again a playground full of “new” things! If you have somewhat defined seasons where you live, you might be putting away some of your clothes for part of the year, so when you switch out your clothes, they feel new once again. Both of these pieces here actually stay out year round (the sweater for cooler nights), but I haven’t worn them together yet. Since I live in Georgia, I can wear sandals at least through most of October even if I don’t often choose to. You…

  • Runners Spolight

    Runner’s Spotlight: Laura

    I am back with another blogger friends who runs! Laura has 2 young daughters and has a lifestyle blog at I Do DeClaire. She lives in Illinois and works part time as a speech pathologist. 1. How and when did you start running? I started running in 8th grade. At the time I had played soccer a few years and wanted to get into shape for it. I was never any good at soccer. So a few years later when I missed soccer tryouts because I was sick, I decided to join the track team. After that, I joined cross country in the fall. That was when my true love for distance running…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  Ways to wear

    Tulle Skirt 3 Ways for Fall

    I was pondering what my goals in blogging were apart from the selfish reasons of having a hobby and having fun with fashion, and one of my goals is to inspire everyone to be more creative with what they have in their closet. That is one reason why I enjoy writing these posts where I share one piece in my closet several ways. In this case it’s a tulle skirt, but you could really apply these ideas to any solid skirt in your closet very easily. If you are looking for more tulle skirt inspiration these are a few posts where I styled this skirt: with stripes with a white…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion

    Date Night White

    Last month, my husband and I celebrated our 22nd anniversary. It had been a while since we had gone out, so I wanted to dress up. I came across a cute outfit to replicate on IG and took note of it. I share the inspiration picture at little later in the post. I always regret not planning date nights more often as the boys are old enough now to take care of themselves for a couple of hours, but sometimes budgeting gets in the way or scheduling does: from week to week, my husband schedule changes so I cannot plan to much in advance usually. In this case, we decided…

  • outdoors,  travel

    Bike Ride: A Taste of fall

    We ended the month of August with a fun bike ride on the Silver Comet Trail. We had planned to rent a truck to carry all of our bikes, but it being Labor Day Weekend, they were all rented out. We were happy to manage to fit all five bikes in our 2 cars: the hubby had to empty his of all his work things, and put down his seats. My youngest had just learned how to ride his bike 2 and 1/2 weeks prior and we knew the trail was easy as it is flat and straight. Ready for a fun adventure? One of the things I like about…

  • budget,  fall,  fashion,  inspired by

    Outfit Inspiration for Fall with White Boots

    When I received my white boots (thrifted in Arizona, see blog post here), the first thing I did was browse Pinterest to find some ideas on how to style them. When I pin ideas, I make sure that I am pinning outfits that I can recreate with what is already in my closet and not something that I would have to go out and buy. I pinned several ideas and this was one of my favorites. White boots, brown pattern skirt, white top and oversized denim jacket: you can definitely see the inspiration of the outfit in mine even though the pieces are not identical, but similar. I do not…